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FATF Blacklist Raises Cost of Foreign Trade

EghtesadOnline: The Financial Action Task Force blacklist means significantly increasing the cost of doing business with the outside world, a senior member of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture said.

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Publish Date:29/February/2020 | 05:42

Expert Warns of Falling Foul of FATF Standards

EghtesadOnline: Non-compliance with the requirements of the Financial Action Task Force could result in the closure of all Iranian bank accounts around the world, including individuals and embassies, an expert on international relations said, citing comments by officials in the Foreign Ministry’s Economic Department.

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Publish Date:19/February/2020 | 10:49

Currency at New Low; Iran's CB Says Will Defend Rial

EghtesadOnline: Major currencies soared in Tehran on Tuesday amid new concerns among market participants about a decision by the Financial Action Task Force on Iran by the weekend.

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Publish Date:19/February/2020 | 10:39

FATF Begins 6-Day Meeting

EghtesadOnline: The Financial Action Task Force commenced a week of meetings on Sunday to discuss major issues regarding money-laundering across continents.

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Publish Date:17/February/2020 | 24:15

Iran's CB Discounts Effect of FATF Ruling on Forex Market

EghtesadOnline: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran said whatever the anti-money laundering Financial Action Task Force decides on February 21, the decision will not affect the currency market.

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Publish Date:10/February/2020 | 24:16

Central Bank of Iran Makes Case for Joining FATF

EghtesadOnline: The central bank governor says Iran’s key trading partners have sent notice to the effect that Iran’s inclusion in the Financial Action Task Force ’s blacklist would have dire consequences.

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Publish Date:28/December/2019 | 13:08

MPs Solicit Leader’s Support For FATF

EghtesadOnline: With the final call by the global anti-money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force , on Iran coming to a head, a group of MPs are preparing a letter to the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, to convey their concerns about the consequences of non-compliance with FATF standards.

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Publish Date:24/December/2019 | 24:44

Critical Role of FATF Reiterated

EghtesadOnline: Time is running out for Tehran to meet the deadline set by the Financial Action Task Force to comply with the standards of the global anti-money laundering watchdog or face the consequences.

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Publish Date:04/November/2019 | 07:35

Zarif: FATF Ultimatum Serves Political Purposes

EghtesadOnline: Iran's top diplomat said the Financial Action Task Force 's imposition of a final deadline on Iran is a "completely political" decision, but stressed that international financial standards need to be met for the sake of national interests.

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Publish Date:22/October/2019 | 13:19

Tehran Given 4 More Months to Enforce FATF Conditions

EghtesadOnline: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global watchdog for anti-money laundering policies, again extended the suspension of countermeasures against Iran.

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Publish Date:20/October/2019 | 13:15

FATF Extends Suspension of Counter-Measures

EghtesadOnline: The Financial Action Task Force , the global anti-money laundering watchdog, decided on Friday to continue the suspension of counter-measures against Iran until October.

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Publish Date:23/June/2019 | 08:48

CBI Chief: FATF Crucial for Foreign Banking Ties

EghtesadOnline: Governor of the Central Bank of Iran Abdolnaser Hemmati says recommendations of the anti-money laundering body, the Financial Action Task Force , are part and parcel of international banking norms and thus essential for financial ties to the outside world.

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Publish Date:02/March/2019 | 11:57

FATF Extends Suspension of Iran Countermeasures Until June

EghtesadOnline: The anti-money laundering body, the Financial Action Task Force announced on Friday that it has extended the suspension of countermeasures against Iran for another four months, recognizing the country's efforts in meeting its Action Plan.

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Publish Date:23/February/2019 | 14:53

Iran Committed to Tangible AML/CFT Measures

EghtesadOnline: The intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force convenes in Paris this week for its plenary meeting. Among other things, it will look into Iran's progress with the Action Plan, the anti-money laundering body says is necessary for Iran to fulfill if it wants to be removed from the list countries with money laundering and financing of terrorism risks.

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Publish Date:16/February/2019 | 24:04

Iran’s FATF Outcome Unclear

EghtesadOnline: Executive secretary of the Financial Action Task Force has said that while Iran's Action Plan with global anti-money laundering body is mostly incomplete, it cannot be firmly said whether Iran will stay or be removed from the group's blacklist when the group convenes in February.

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Publish Date:28/October/2018 | 07:46

Zarif, Lawmakers Discuss FATF Affairs

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a closed session briefed lawmakers Tuesday about the ‘Iran Action Plan’ with the global anti-money laundering body the Financial Action Task Force .

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Publish Date:24/October/2018 | 14:26

FATF Week Begins With Iran on Agenda

EghtesadOnline: The Financial Action Task Force , the global anti-money laundering body, convenes on Sunday with a to-do-list which includes evaluating the progress by Iran in fulfilling its Action Plan to reduce its AML risk.

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Publish Date:14/October/2018 | 06:04

Iran Parliament Passes Counter-Terror Finance Legislation

EghtesadOnline: Iranian lawmakers on Sunday approved a measure that allows Iran to formally join the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, clearing a major hurdle to improve Iran's status with the global anti-money laundering body, the Financial Action Task Force .

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Publish Date:08/October/2018 | 08:30

Iran's CFT Convention Bill Back in Majlis

EghtesadOnline: The government bill that allows Iran to join the international Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism is back on the Majlis floor after the two-month hiatus had stalled the key legislation relating to Iran's Action Plan with the Financial Action Task Force .

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Publish Date:29/September/2018 | 05:55

Iran Parliament Approves 2 FATF Bills

EghtesdOnline: Lawmakers on Tuesday approved two bills related to the Iran Action Plan with the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force . The Guardian Council had earlier found faults with the two bills and sent it back to the legislature for reconsideration.

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Publish Date:26/September/2018 | 06:45